Nowadays, FTP has become one of the most popular ways of transferring files and folders over the Internet. That's because it's simple to use, it's secure, fast and reliable. While there are many FTP clients out there, that enable you to connect to FTP sites, there are less programs that allow setting up your own FTP server. Having your own FTP server will allow, for example, accessing your personal files from work or vice-versa, sharing photos with your friends. The possibilities are endless. All you need is a decent Internet connection and a reliable software that can turn your computer into a FTP server. Wing FTP Server is such a software. It allows you to quickly setup a personal FTP service that can be accessed from anywhere.

The program installs in a flash and is gentle with system resources. The space occupied on the hard disk is extremely low. Every version of Microsoft Windows can be used for running this application. During the setup process, the user is asked to enter the username and password that will be used for administrating the server and changing its settings.

The interface of Wing FTP Server seems simple and basic at first sight and also well organized, but still requires some basic FTP knowledge, thus beginners should take a moment and read the online help, before configuring the FTP server. The first thing a user needs to do is to enter a name for the FTP server and also create a user account for accessing the server's contents.

Wing FTP Server allows setting special rules for accessing the FTP server, like adding specific IP addresses that will have access to it, but again, this option should be used by advanced users, as setting up the wrong rules could cause the FTP server to malfunction.

After configuring the server, the users and the rules, the user will have a perfectly working FTP server. At this point, he can monitor in real time the server's activity and can view every operation done by every user. Besides that, if a user runs malicious actions, his IP address can be temporarily or permanently banned.

Pros: The software is very simple and includes intuitive and self-explanatory options that even beginners can take advantage of without problems.

Cons: The lack of more complex options could be disturbing for advanced users.

Wing FTP Server is a great tool for setting up your own FTP service, quickly and without any hassle.

Jerome is a software review editor at FindMySoft.com and he likes to write about all that's new and interesting in the software industry. He has graduated from the Computer Science Faculty and he learned a lot about programming and Information Technology.You can follow him on Google+,
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Wing FTP Server Editor's Review Rating

Wing FTP Server has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on
15 Feb 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated
Wing FTP Server 4
out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent